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Originally Posted by brianp-beme
Being a long time Zeenut collector, the overall demand for 1912 Zeenut cards has never been as strong as it is for the 1911 set. I can't speak for the recent auction prices, especially for the higher graded ones, but to me it is not too surprising that the cards in general didn't have as much bidding activity as the 1911 cards in Brockelman's previous auction.
Brian
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What Brian says is accurate. Despite the fact that 1912's are tougher to find than the 1911's overall (and it isn't even really close, they are much tougher). All that being said, one of the reasons for the price difference is that the 1912 set is IMPOSSIBLE. There are about 75 cards in the set that are not that difficult, another 25 or so that are very hard to find, another 25 that are nearly impossible and the rest just simply never come up for sale. Even the most advanced 1912 collections I have heard about are missing some 10-20 cards for completion. Very different than the 1911's which is doable minus all the variatons and perhaps the Bohen card. Even then there are at least 10-20 cards in the 1912 set that are harder to find and exist in lower quantities than the "legendary" Bohen card but very few are in the know as to which cards those are. There is even a card or two in 1912 that may not actually exist anymore as the single known copy has been lost over time and may not have survived.
Personally, I actually like the 1912's more than 1911. I love the action shots